Georgios Giakoumakis

Georgios Giakoumakis
Georgios Giakoumakis in September 2016
Born (1959-06-29) 29 June 1959
Chania, Crete
Allegiance  Greece
Service/branch  Hellenic Navy
Years of service 1977–2017
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held
  • Chief of the Navy General Staff
Admiral Giakoumakis (right) with Vice Admiral James Foggo, III, Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet

Vice Admiral Georgios Giakoumakis (Greek: Γεώργιος Γιακουμάκης, born June 29, 1959) is a Greek naval officer, and a former Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff.

He joined the Navy in 1977 and qualified as a communications officer. He commanded the frigate Kanaris and commanded the 1st Frigate Division.[1]

He served as Deputy Commander in Chief of the Fleet, Deputy Commander of the Hellenic National Defence College and Commander of the Naval Training Command. He was then promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed Chief of the Fleet Command.[1]

In 2015 he was appointed Chief of the Navy General Staff.[2] Along with the chiefs of staff of the Army and the Air Force, he was dismissed by decision of the KYSEA on 16 January 2017 and replaced by Vice Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis, until then commander of the National Defence College.[3]

Education

He obtained a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Vice Admiral George Giakoumakis HN". Hellenic Navy. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Valmas, Theodore (August 21, 2015). "Greece reshuffles military general staff". Janes Defence Weekly. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Σαρωτικές αλλαγές στην ηγεσία των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων" (in Greek). To Vima. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
Military offices
Preceded by
Vice Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis 		Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff
15 September 2015 – 16 January 2017		 Succeeded by
Vice Admiral Nikolaos Tsounis
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